Cranford Theater
25 North Avenue W,
Cranford,
NJ
07016
25 North Avenue W,
Cranford,
NJ
07016
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Cineplex Odeon took over the RKO Century chain on July 30, 1986.
Update theatre is OPEN
Renamed the Cranford Theatre in February 1927.
Update status to open.
This theatre is open!!!! See photos
Once operated by RKO Stanley-Warner.
Theater reopening November 25, 2025. Grand reopening ad in photo section
nothing new, on the theatre mailing list
Its been over two months since the ceiling incident. Any word on if or when it will be reopening?
This theatre has been closed and deemed unsafe after the roof collapsed on Thursday May 1, 2025 at 7:30pm
Grand opening ad as Branford posted.
This is a very nice well run downtown movie theater. The new owners really did a good job with the renovations. The seats are very comfortable the screens are of a good size. They have classic movies once a month at other special events. Good restaurants and shops in the area on the main street and in other areas of Cranford. Definitely support and come to this downtown movie theater. We have been losing too many downtown movie theaters across the country in recent years. If you don’t come and support an independent Theatre. All the business will go to the multiplexes. Don’t sit home and watch streaming movies or go to the local Multiplex AMC. Come down to the Cranford theater you’ll be glad you did
Please update, it was twin March 31, 1978 by RKO Theatres. No Grand opening ad. Cineplex Odeon bought RKO Century in 1987. Please add RKO and RKO Century as previous owners
https://www.cranfordtheater.com/ Looks like they went under independent ownership.
The Cranford Theater was a few towns over from where I lived. I saw a few movies there but Alien is the only one I remember. A nice single theater that eventually went the way of the ‘split’.
I saw on facebook this morning a local article that the theatre will reopen in November with new seats and carpet. Did not state the name of the company who will run it.
I Can’t believe they started moving things out while there were still patrons in the theatre for a special showing of “Fried Green Tomatoes”
A local article about the closing can be read here, the “tapinto” link within will lead to a picture of an employee on a ladder changing the marquee to read “closed.”
A final note on the Cranford’s Wurlitzer: an old comment mentions it was opus 1468, installed October 10, 1926. Adding to that, it was a 2 manual style 190, with 8 ranks.
Theatre closed as of Wednesday the 4th. Same issue that closed the Rialto in Westfield NJ.
Was in town visiting a boyfriend and i mention to him what a nice town he said theres even a ‘'theatre’‘ thats all it took and had him drive me by and there it was it a nice gem in a town thats preserves places like this how wonderful CRANFORD is ;)
New vision has rebranded this theater as “New Vision Theatres Cranford Theatre”
great theater saw lots of movies there from the 90s till now. i remember being a twin cinema. I happen to see the last movie when they had only 2 screens twin cinema in 1998 before it closed to turn into a 5 screen theater and reopen in july 1998. I was there when it reopen in july 1998. Its a nice theater one of my favorites!
Wow. The current parent company of this theater also owns other theaters that AMC had to divest upon the acquisition of Carmike due to proximity to AMC’s own theaters.
First film I saw at this theater was STAR TREK III. Also saw RE-ANIMATOR here – what a blast!
great theater saw lots of movies there
I can see this theatre closing once AMC assumes control of it after the Carmike purchase is complete.